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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump hush money trial in New York

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Harry wins latest High Court legal round against the Sun publisher

<p>The openly sexist article, and the lack of retraction from author or publication, reveals just how deeply set the culture of misogyny is </p>

Voices

What the Spectator article about sex workers tells us about men

<p>Don’t call it a comeback: Mel Gibson in ‘The Beaver’, Johnny Depp in ‘Jeanne du Barry’ and Lindsay Lohan in ‘The Canyons’ </p>

Johnny Depp and the rich history of the shambolic comeback film

Johnny Depp comeback film Jeanne du Barry is listless and laughable

Johnny Depp and the rich history of the shambolic comeback film

Hollywood loves a redemption story – just look at Robert Downey Jr. But there’s something equally fascinating about the comebacks that sputter. Depp’s new film – opening quietly in cinemas this week – is part of a bizarre sub-genre of movies haunted and enhanced by the offscreen troubles of their stars, writes Xan Brooks

Xan Brooks

Johnny Depp comeback film Jeanne du Barry is listless and laughable

<p>Essaouira is a popular coastal resort in Morocco </p>

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Ryanair offering flights to North Africa beach town for just £12.99

Billionaire Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing suffers new tragedy as second wife dies of cancer

<p>Going places? The queue for service at an Emirates desk in Dubai airport </p>

Travel

Dubai airport travel chaos continues as limit on arrivals is imposed

<p>No country for gold men: Margaret Nolan and Sean Connery in ‘Goldfinger’</p>

The tarnished legacy of Goldfinger at 60

The tarnished legacy of Goldfinger at 60

<p>The study, shared exclusively with <em>The Independent</em>, discovered female prisoners are being forced to engage in offender programmes created for men</p>

Women doing long jail sentences failed by ‘system designed for men’

Plans to fine rough sleepers over smell are ‘ridiculous’, Tory MP says

<p>Natalie Pinkham is running the 2024 London Marathon for Samaritans </p>

Sport

‘Why I’m running London Marathon in memory of Caroline Flack’

The Sky Sports F1 presenter speaks to Kieran Jackson about her first marathon this Sunday and the work done in memory of her good friend Flack, who took her own life in 2020

Sport

‘Why I’m running London Marathon in memory of Caroline Flack’

The Sky Sports F1 presenter speaks to Kieran Jackson about her first marathon this Sunday and the work done in memory of her good friend Flack, who took her own life in 2020

<p>‘They were just kids that were going out clubbing in London seven nights a week,’ says Martin Kelly of Heavenly Recordings </p>

Flowered Up were brilliant – but they were headed for tragedy

Royal Family

Royal prankster hijacks Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand UK website

<p>Passengers would be able to transform the glass from transparent to frosted at the push of a button </p>

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‘Smooch cabins’ on German trains will allow passengers to ‘cuddle’

<p>Edwards and Thompson in ‘The Ballad of Hattie and James’</p>

The Ballad of Hattie and James spins a story from a St Pancras piano

The Ballad of Hattie and James spins a story from a St Pancras piano

India

Millions to vote as world’s biggest election kicks off in India

<p>Peter Murrell has been charged in an investigation into the SNP’s finances (Jane Barlow/PA)</p>

UK Politics

Everything we know about police probe into SNP finances as Nicola Sturgeon’s husband charged

<p>Many people are starting to dabble in the science of detoxing </p>

Health and Wellbeing

A-listers have ayurvedic healers, but this takes detox to a new level

Total body detoxes, many of which are deeply rooted in ancient medicine techniques like ayurveda, are all the rage right now. But, what happens when a spa-pampered Westerner tries it out? A shock to the system and exploding bowels, that’s what, says Helen Kirwan-Taylor…

Health and Wellbeing

A-listers have ayurvedic healers, but this takes detox to a new level

Total body detoxes, many of which are deeply rooted in ancient medicine techniques like ayurveda, are all the rage right now. But, what happens when a spa-pampered Westerner tries it out? A shock to the system and exploding bowels, that’s what, says Helen Kirwan-Taylor…

Helen Kirwan-Taylor

UK Politics

Seven car crash moments from Liz Truss’ book tour

<p>Jack Callahan, 22, is accused of drowning in his father in an apparent exorcism </p>

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Banker’s son on trial accused of drowning his father in an ‘exorcism’

<p>Attendees at the Climate Reality Project event in New York City on Friday. The project was started 20 years ago by Al Gore who opened this past weekend’s event </p>

Does anyone care about climate this election? These voters say yes

<p>The employee had worked at the supermarket since 2003 (file image) </p>

Sainsbury’s worker sacked after not paying for 30p bags for life

Sainsbury’s worker sacked after not paying for 30p bags for life

<p>The UAE was hit by a year’s worth of rainfall in 12 hours </p>

Middle East

What is cloud seeding and is it to blame for the freak Dubai flooding?

<p>Nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan died after she was strapped face down to a bean bag on the afternoon of 9 May 2022 at the Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, a court heard</p>

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<p>A woman in Tehran walks past a mural depicting missiles being launched </p>

The Longer Read

For the West it’s a nuclear nightmare, but the Israel-Iran conflict is helping their leaders cling to power

Could conflict between Israel and Iran trigger a third world war?

The Longer Read

For the West it’s a nuclear nightmare, but the Israel-Iran conflict is helping their leaders cling to power

Jack Straw was the first foreign secretary to visit Iran after the 1979 revolution and is used to negotiating with its leaders – even, on one occasion, from a train loo. Here, he explains why Netanyahu and Khamenei are throwing each other a lifeline to stay in power, and warns we could all pay the price...

Jack Straw

Could conflict between Israel and Iran trigger a third world war?

<p>F1 returns to the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend for the first time in five years </p>

Inside story

What F1 tells us about President Xi Jinping’s plans for China to become a sporting superpower

<p>Oceans of ink have already been spilt in pursuit of whatever Rayner did or didn’t pay, in terms of capital gains tax or otherwise, on a modest property in Stockport</p>

Alan Rusbridger

No wonder the Tories (and 12 detectives) are out to get Angela Rayner

Health and Wellbeing

A-listers have ayurvedic healers, but this takes detox to a new level

<p>‘Jamie Oliver’s Air Fryer Meals’, basically a two-hour-long advert for Tefal, has become a talking point – and not in a good way </p>

In Focus

Even Jamie Oliver’s ridiculous new show can’t kill off the air fryer trend

In Focus

Even Jamie Oliver’s ridiculous new show can’t kill off the air fryer trend

<p>Lily-Rose Depp’s choice of cigarettes over vapes is becoming more typical of Generation Z </p>

Smoking is back in fashion for Generation Z - and a ban won’t stop it

<p>Winehouse was so much more than the chaos that swirled around her</p>

First Person

‘I was Amy Winehouse’s close friend - this is what the film won’t show you about her’

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Farhad Ziganshin, a Russian officer who deserted in 2022, takes a walk after work in Astana, Kazakhsta</p>

Europe

Thousands of Russian soldiers fleeing Putin’s war have nowhere to go

<p>Odin, 32, a commander in the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade who lost his right lower leg in late 2022</p>

Europe

Ukrainian amputees are returning to war. The army needs them

<p>Ola Kozak, 11, right, and her younger brother Julian Kozak, 9, sit at the table where they used to do their homework</p>

Europe

Poland’s children rejoice as homework is banned. The world watches on

Maldives

How 50 years of tourism has transformed the Maldives

Culture

Watch Gia Ford perform her brand new single ‘Poolside’ on Music Box

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<p>Sofia Boutella in ‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’ </p>

Zack Snyder’s long, repetitive Rebel Moon 2 is Seven Samurai in space

<p>The alt-rock legends have been around since 1990 </p>

Pearl Jam offer something timeless with their catchiest music in years

<p>‘In those moments, you’re so heated up’ – Tatiana Maslany reflects on calling Disney CEO Bob Iger ‘out of touch’ </p>

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany on Marvel, Mark Ruffalo and child acting

<p>Once upon a time in southern France: Quentin Tarantino at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023</p>

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘10 films’ rule will ultimately damage his legacy

Lifestyle

<p>Shape of... ew! Sheeran told TopJaw’s Jesse Burgess about eating shirako – fish semen – in Japan </p>

Ed Sheeran’s favourite restaurants show how out of touch he really is

On hype restaurant hub TopJaw, the singer said he once ate fish semen in Japan, his favourite restaurant is a £310 sushi bar in Mayfair and he pops into three-Michelin-star Core by Clare Smyth for a pint. Is Britain’s most streamed artist now too famous for his fans or is he more relatable than ever, asks Hannah Twiggs

<p>Children are our future: Teach them well and let them into the pub</p>

I don’t like kids – but banning them from pubs is completely unhinged

<p>The actor found several famous women agreeing with her sentiment </p>

Love & Sex

Megan Fox is right: we shouldn’t waste our time on bad dates

<p>Shonda Rhimes says imposter syndrome ‘doesn’t make sense’ to her </p>

Imposter syndrome? Why women should follow Shonda Rhimes’s example

Cara Delevingne ‘fixes’ spelling mistake in arm tattoo

Fans pointed out last year that the word ‘walking’ should have been ‘waking’

Cara Delevingne ‘fixes’ spelling mistake in arm tattoo

Fans pointed out last year that the word ‘walking’ should have been ‘waking’

Fashion

Victoria Beckham ‘demands frocks back’ from Matches after collapse

<p>Cavalli, who founded his eponymous label in 1970, has died aged 83 </p>

Fashion

Victoria Beckham leads tributes to fashion designer Roberto Cavalli

<p>Eleanor Coppola, director who raised family of filmmakers, has died aged 87 </p>

Eleanor Coppola, ‘Hearts of Darkness’ director, dies at 87

Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont announce divorce

Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont announce divorce

Health & Families

Adele Roberts says she experienced cancer symptoms on I’m a Celebrity

<p>5 Live’s Rachel Burden said she realised something ‘wasn’t right’ during second half of pregnancy </p>

Sports Equipment & Accessories

BBC presenter says she was ‘really selfish’ to have baby at 41

IndyBest

Meet the IndyBest team

Your go-to for tried and tested reviews and shopping advice from The Independent

IndyBest

Meet the IndyBest team

Your go-to for tried and tested reviews and shopping advice from The Independent

IndyBest

How the IndyBest team test and review products

<p>From small and quiet to big and mighty, we put these damp-busters to the test </p>

Household Appliances

Best dehumidifiers to help tackle damp and mould at home

<p>Size, shape and noise level were all key considerations when testing air fryers </p>

Kitchen Appliances

17 best air fryers for cooking low-fat, fast and delicious dinners

<p>We looked for stability, space-saving capabilities, comfort and a realistic cycling experience when testing these exercise bikes </p>

Best exercise bikes 2024, tried and tested

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Best exercise bikes 2024, tried and tested

<p>Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve on your PBs, this equipment should help </p>